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What advice would you give to incoming students at New Castle Elementary School?
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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100023000366
New Castle Elementary School
903 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720 · (302) 323-2880 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.3%
DE avg 41.4% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
DE avg 34.0% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.4% | 12.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where New Castle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #85 of 108 ▲ 16 | #44 of 62 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #93 of 108 ▲ 9 | #50 of 62 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #86 of 127 | #44 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #50 of 119 | #38 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #55 of 120 | #33 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.6% | #5 of 78 | #4 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
383
-112 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 31 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 33 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 46 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 38 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 58% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Castle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (586 to 383); teachers down 24% (38 to 29).
About New Castle Elementary School
New Castle Elementary School is an elementary school in New Castle, Delaware, reachable at (302) 323-2880. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 383 students.
New Castle Elementary School is one of 14 schools in Colonial School District, which enrolls 8,575 students in total.
Black students account for 46% of enrollment at New Castle Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 16% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 26% of New Castle County residents are Black. The diversity index for New Castle Elementary School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.2 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware, this school's ratio is lower.
For the population of New Castle County, median household income comes to about $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Castle County counts 129 public schools with about 78,534 students.
New Castle Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Downie (Carrie) Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around New Castle Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, New Castle Elementary School had a net loss of 112 students, or 23%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.8:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colonial School District
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryElementary · 1,052 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Other schools in New Castle
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Charter School of New CastleElementary · 788 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Other New Castle Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named New Castle Elementary. New Castle Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- New Castle ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 728 students
- New Castle Elementary SchoolNew Castle, KY · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Downie (Carrie) Elementary School0.3 mi · 324
- Penn (William) High School0.8 mi · 2,069
- Castle Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 462
- Read (George) Middle School1.2 mi · 662
- Wilmington Manor Elementary School1.5 mi · 291
- Charter School of New Castle1.7 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About New Castle Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Castle Elementary School?
New Castle Elementary School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does New Castle Elementary School serve?
New Castle Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does New Castle Elementary School have?
New Castle Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Castle Elementary School?
At New Castle Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 32% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Castle Elementary School?
New Castle Elementary School is overseen by Colonial School District in New Castle County.
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